Plaiting-machine



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PLAITING MACHINE. No. 273,296. Patented Mar. 6,1883.

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Patent No. 273,296, dated March 6, 1833.

Application filed April 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, M. ADDIE MAYBEE, of Syracuse, county of Onondaga,and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Machines for Making Plaits; and I declare the followingto be a full and complete description of the same, so as to enable anyperson skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of my invention is to furnish an automatic machine which willboth dampen cloth, then fold the same into uniform plaits, and press theplaits ready for use by passing them over an endless surface heated bysteam or otherwise.

The invention consists oftwo horizontal cylinders, the inner one firmlyfastened to an upright frame, and the outer one, with evenlygratedsurface, arranged with mechanism to be revolved about the inner, and tomove alternately with a reciprocating knife, with guides at theends,.working in the grooves in the standards of the upright frame. Twoarms. extend from the upright frame-standards, and fastened to theextremities thereof is a horizon tal-cylinder steam-ch amber, withopenings,

and with movable sheath to regulate the steam.

B is also a horizontal-cylinder steam-chamber, whose outer walls are thesameas the inner walls of the fixed cylinder B, with pipes K to admitand K to carry off steam.

1n the accompanying drawings, -in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a deviceembodying my invention- Fig. 2 is a section of the inner cylinder,showing the groove for the knife to enter and the plane surface tofacilitate the removal of the plaits. It also shows the bent pipe K,which conducts the steam from B into the steam-chamber I, and a sec?tion of I. Fig. 3 is a portion of A, with arm E and shoulderf reversed,showing the head of the lever G and its connection with the pin atextending out from guide 1), and the ratchet H, with guide 1; arrangedtoslide in the groove 11. of the arm E. It also shows wheel F reversed.Fig. 4 shows the knife M, with guides q, a and shoulder N extending fromthe top of guide a at right angles.

In the upright frame-standards A A are placed two cylinders, B D. Thecylinder B is firmly fixed to the standards by screws or otherwise, andits inner walls form the airtightsteam-chamber B, except openings forpipesK and the bent pipe K to admit and to carry off steam or heat. theslot b,into which the knife M enters when the plait is formed, and aplane surface, I), to facilitate the removal of the plaits. inder D hasan equidistant grated surface, and at the ends is encircled with bands1" r, with equidistant cogs to correspond with the grates.

The arm E, extending from the frame-standard A, contains a groove, h.The ratchetH is riveted to the sliding guide 11, arranged to slide backand forth in the groove h, and connects with the cogged band r on thecylinder D. The oscillating lever G is held in position by the'spiral 6.Its slotted head rests on pin cl (see-Fig. 3) in the sliding guide ofthe feedratchet H. Its fulcrum is pivoted to the shoulder f,and its freeor power end rests on a horizontal pin, g, which pin is provided with afriction-roller, and is set in guide 12, arranged to slide in groove 0of the wheel F. The wheel F is firmly attached to the shaft 0, andrevolves with it as the power is applied at the crank P.

The knife M is provided with guides at a at the ends, arranged to slidein thegrooves l lin the upright frame-standards A A, and guide a has-ashoulder, N. The spring L is attached at one end to the uprightframe-standard A by screws 22 v, and the other end is bent at a rightangle and enters slot 0 in the knife.

I is a cylinder steam-chamber held between the arms E E of the uprightframe-standards,

provided with openings 0 e, and with a movable sheath, J, to regulatethe quantity of steam. The pipe K receives the steam into thesteam-chamber B, and K (see Fig. 2) conducts it therefrom into thesteam-chamber I.

. Sufficient steam will be generated by a teakettle for ordinary use,and connecting the nose thereof with the pipe K by means of a rubberhose, the steam-chamber B is filled with steam and the surface ofcylinder B thereby heated, and the pipe K conducts the steam to thechamber I, and when sufficient quantity is thrown off to moisten thegoods first passed over I to and beneath the knife M, the furtheroperation of the device is as follows: Applying power to the crank P inposition as shown in Fig.1, the'wheel F and the shaft 0 re- It containsalso The cyl-' volving together, the pin 9, extending from the guide it,engages the power end of the lever G and moves it out, and the fulcrumof the lever being at the outer extremity of the shoulder f, and itsslotted head connecting with the pin din the sliding guidep of thefeed-ratchet H, draws in H,which, engaging the cogged band 1' at the endof the cylinder D, pushes D forward adistance equal to the width of agrate. The pin 9 passing the point of contact with the lever, the spiralspring'i restores the lever to its position of rest. The cylinder D,also being at rest, comes in contact with the shoulder N of the guide aof the knife M and presses the knife downward,therebyformingtheplait,and passing the point of contact with the shoulder N,the spring I} restores the knife to a'position of rest. In this mannerthe plaits are formed and are pressed between the two cylinders as theymove along with the cylinder I) until they reach the plane surface I),where they may be readily taken out in a condition for use.

To vary the width of the plaits, I have grooved the eccentric wheel Fwith groove 0, and arranged the pin 9 with guide it to slide therein,and in the guide have provided holes 1 2 3, and hold this guide inposition with a pin or screw, it, passing through the wheel, as shown inFig. 3. When this pin is in hole 1 of the guide a, the knife forms aplait upon each bar; when in hole 2 a plait is form ed every two bars,and when in hole 3 every three bars, and so on.

Blank places in the cloth, as wide as desired between plates, may beleft by turning the crank backward after the lever G has moved thecylinder D and before the pin 9 leaves the point of contact with thelever, the knife being at rest. By moving the cylinder D in this mannerabout the cylinder B it is obvious that the plaits may be pressed asmuch as desired, the knife meanwhile being at rest.

I am aware of my previous inventions in plaiting-maehiues, especiallyNo. 224,201, but

deem my present invention more practical, cheaper of construction, andof superior capacity.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters I Patent, is-- 1. In aplaiting-machine, in combination, the upright frame-standards A A, thefixed cylinder B, the revolving cylinder D, the knife M, thesteam-chambers B and I and the pipes K and K, provided and arranged withsuitable mechanism, as described, and for the purposes specified.

2. The revolving cylinder D, provided with evenly-grated surface, andwith eogged bands at the ends, in combination with the cylinder B, fixedto the upright frame-standards A A, and having slot 1) and plane surfaceI), the frame-standards A A. grooved and provided with arms E E andshoulderf, and the pipes K and K, as shown, and for the purposesspecified.

3. The revolving cylinder D, in combination with the fixed cylinder B,steam-chamber B, and the steam-chamber I, having sheathJand openings 0c, as shown, and for the purposes specified.

4. The revolving cyliuderD, in combination with cylinder B, steamchamberB, steamehamber'I, sheath J, openings 0 c, and the knife M, as shown,andfor the purposes speci- 5. The revolving cylinder D, revolving aboutB, fixed to the frame-standards A A, in combination with the ratchet H,with guide 19, sliding in groove h in the arm E, connecting by pin 61with the lever G, which lever is held in position with spiral spring t,the eccentric wheel F, the pin g, with guide a, slidingin the groove 0of the wheel F, to engage alternately the lever G and the shoulder N ofguide a of the knife, and knife M, provided with the spring L, operatedas shown, and for the purposes specified.

6. The revolving cylinder D, revolving about B, fixed to the uprightframe-standards A A, in combination with the ratchet H, with slidingguide in the arm E, connecting with the lever G, provided with spring i,the eccentric Wheel F, grooved, and the ping, with guide it, slidingtherein and engaging the lever G in turning the wheel backward to skipbars or press plaits, operated as shown, and for the purposes specified.

7. In aplaiting-maehine,incombiuation with the knife M, the eccentricwheel F, grooved, and the pin 9, provided with guide to slide in thegroove, and having holes 1 2 3 to vary the width of the plaits, operatedas shown, and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of April,1882.

M. ADDIE MAYBEE.

In presence of- J. NEAL PERKINS, HOMER WESTON.

